Orang Asli in Malaysia: Land and rights

13 May 2026

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Many of the challenges facing Orang Asli communities are already well known, but what’s really driving them?

BFM discusses what many argue is the root issue: land and asks why it remains one of the most critical and contested issues.

This conversation is based on the policy brief Orang Asli Advancement and the Right to Land, Territories and Resources, by the Center for Orang Asli Concerns.

On hand to explain all these issues is Dr Colin Nicholas, the founder and foordinator of the Center for Orang Asli Concerns.

Presenter & producer: Juliet Jacobs/BFM

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